Welcome to our sixth annual Music Ally International Focus report – where we bring all of Music Ally’s Country Profiles published in the last 12 months into one place.
Tag: Nigeria
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Korin AI is ’trained with African datasets, built by Africans’
The biggest AI-music startups are based in the US, while there are plenty of innovative firms launching out of Europe and Asia. But Africa, too, has an emerging AI ecosystem. […]
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Why infrastructure is the key to Africa’s long-term music success: guest column
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
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Report explores ‘streaming paradox’ for artists in five countries
The latest study exploring musicians’ views on the music-streaming economy comes from the Oxford Internet Institute and researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. They surveyed 1,200 musicians […]
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Spotify reveals Nigeria payouts, hails ‘Fresh Finds Africa’ impact
With the global data-drop for Spotify’s 2026 ‘Loud & Clear’ report out of the way, you can expect a steady flow of follow-on announcements about its payouts in individual countries […]
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Dapper Live gets orchestral – and sets a world record in the process
Pub-quiz moment: do you know that the record is for the number of musicians playing in an orchestra for an afrobeats concert?
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Sony Music West Africa to hold ‘Bloom & Bloom’ summit this month
As part of International Women’s Month, Sony Music West Africa will be holding a ‘Bloom & Bloom’ event on 19-20 March in Lagos, Nigeria. The theme of the conference is […]
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Report: ‘Three companies control 75% of Nigeria’s streaming market’
Research firm Creator Economy IQ has published its latest report: an analysis of 3.77bn Spotify streams in Nigeria last year – a total that was up 53% year-on-year. “Across nearly 1,000 […]
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Tiwa Savage is taking Berklee teaching to musicians in Nigeria
Nigerian artist Tiwa Savage is a long-term success story, regularly described as the ‘Queen of Afrobeats’. Now she wants to help a new generation of younger artists follow in her […]
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Spotify reveals Nigeria stats, expands Prompted Playlist beta
It is five years since Spotify launched in Nigeria, and the company has released some new stats to celebrate. It says that its Nigerian users spent more than 1.4 hours listening […]
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Country Profile – Nigeria 2026
Nigeria’s music market is as vibrant as the country itself, a centre of young talent that has made a name for itself globally. Key findings in this new report include:
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Sony Publishing Nigeria MD Godwin Tom: “authenticity is a language of respect”
This is news coverage of Music Ally Connect 2026 – our international music business conference that is taking place 22–23 January 2026 in London. Music Ally Connect’s regional focus this […]
